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This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records:

A copy of report DODIG-2016-046, "Intelligence and Special Program Assessments Report: Classified Evaluation"

This request is being submitted in my capacity as a reporter. The requested documents will be made available to the general public.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires.

This acknowledges receipt of your March 15, 2016, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for "A copy of report DODIG-2016-046, Intelligence and Special Program Assessments Report: Classified Evaluation." We received your request on March 16, 2016, and assigned it case number FOIA-2016-00424.

If you have any questions about your request, please feel free to contact me.

Sincerely,

Department of DefenseOffice of Inspector General703-604-9775

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I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 15, 2016. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #FOIA-2016-00424.

Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 15, 2016. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #FOIA-2016-00424.

Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 15, 2016. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #FOIA-2016-00424.

Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 15, 2016. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #FOIA-2016-00424.

Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.

This e-mail is from the Office of the Inspector General, Department of Defense, and may contain information that is "Law Enforcement Sensitive" {LES} or "For Official Use Only" {FOUO} or otherwise subject to the Privacy Act and/or legal and or other privileges that restrict release without appropriate legal authority.

I hereby appeal the withholding in full of the document responsive to my request under the Freedom of Information Act.

On March 15, 2016, I requested the following document from DODIG:

A copy of report DODIG-2016-046, "Intelligence and Special Program Assessments Report: Classified Evaluation"

TheDODIG FOIA office assigned my request tracking ID FOIA-2016-00424.

Via the attached letter, DODIG responded that it had located responsive documents but was withholding them in their entirety. I hereby appeal this determination, and particularly assert that documents may not be withheld in their entirety if they may be partially redacted. For this and any other reason that the appeals authority deems pertinent to the public disclosure of government information and documents, I appeal and request that this FOIA be remanded back to DODIG for a good faith provision of responsive records.